The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-04-22
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS,

The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 2 77La771%c.
Corn-No. 2, 371l@37Ic. Oats-No. 2, sc
Rye-No ], &c. Barley-No. 2, 55c.
Joseph Wolfenden, one of the pioneers Of
Central Wisconsin, died the other day of
par alysis at his residence in Wonewoc,
Juneau County.
Mrs Engard gave birth to male triplets
few nights ago at Eau Claire.
Harry Smith, aged about ten years. was
drowned in the East river at Green Bay
the other afternoon while fishing. The
body was found about two hours after
ward. A dispatch was sent to his father
at Madison, who is enrolling clerk of the
State Senate.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Rail.
road Company has settled all the claims
for damages arisen out of the Rio disaster
for s64, GIG 1t paid SAG, $50 on account of
sixteen lives lost. s., $50 on account of in
juries sustained, and Sl3,316 on account of
property lost.
Commissioner of Pensions Black re-
Gently notified Congress man Hudd that he
would establish a board of pension exam
ming surgeons at Green Bay. Mr.. Hudd
had decided to recommend for appoint
ment on the board Drs. Brett and Rhode
of Green Bay, and DR.. Kcrsten, of Depere.
The price of logs at Chippewa Falls has
increased one dollar thousand.
In a runaway accident at the village of
Union Grove the other afternoon Hannibal
Sleeves, farmer, and his son were fatally
injured, and Daniel McBeth and his sister
Susan were badly hurt The injured peo-
pie were attending funeral
Prof. r. S. Salisbury of Beloit College,
was the other night rendered banquet at
the Goodwin House as farewell, he be-
ing ready to start for Europe to travel
and pursue his studies in geology.
Department. Commander Griffin has is
sued from the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie department headquarters at Eau Claire
general order calling upon all posts in
the State to hold memorial meetings April
q to raise funds for the monument of Gen
eral Grant in accordance with the order of
the Commander-in- Chief. All patriotic
citizens are invited to join in the memorial
meeting, and the Department Commander
expresses the hope that this observance
will result in making April 81, Grants
birthday, National holiday.
Thomas Kelly, aged fifty-five years, a
farmer living west of Beloit, was recently
sent to jail for ninety days for abusing and
whipping his mother, aged seventy seven
years.
An explosion few days ago in the ship
yard OF Wolf e Davidson at Milwaukee
did damage to the amount of $4,000.
While Mr.. and Mrs Herman SteincS4. of
Milwaukee, poor and aged c>aple, were
partaking of their frugal meal the other
day Mr.. Steinert arose from the table ard
fell to the floor a corpse from an attack Of
apoplexy
II. B. Rowe, an old and much respected
pioneer, was buried at Eau Claire the other
afternoon witlt the rites of the Grand Army
of the Republic, of which order he was a
consistent meIAber.
Another corporation, the Cunningham
Land & Mining Company, was few days
ago organized at Eau Claire, with capital
stock of 100000. The lands are located
in the Knapp Wilson range, thirty five
miles west of here, and are considered
among the most valuable discovered.
Godfrey S. Babcock, the Oldest man in
La Crosse, resident since 1916, died the
other day, aged ninety years.
George W. Miller, alias Raynor, alias
Russell, was sentenced the other day to
five years in States prison for forgery.
Miller is a Chicago man, who worked in a
piano store until quite recently. He col
lected several hundred dollars and
skipped out, leaving his family and num-
beT of debts. He went to Milwaukee and
obtained 800 in one day by uttering forged
checks He bought several pianos with
spurious checks: receiving change amount
ing to from SO to $40 in each instance
1Iva ha 70
and tried the same game, but was appre-
hended
The Black river boom opened a few days
ago with 100000 feet of old logs. The
new logs were on the way with fair
stage of water The winters cut, with old
stock, is about 300, 900, 900 feet.
In fit of jealousy at Milwaukee few
days ago William Schmidt, a property
owner, cut his throat, but would recover.
The Island View House at Bayfield, was
completely destroyed by fire few days
ago which originated in the kitchen. Loss,
5000; insurance, 900.
The new city officers of Watertown met
the other evening, selected minor officials
and made the necessary tax levy, when
the mayor and the junior alderman from
each ward resigned to escape legal pro-
ceedings on the repudiated railroad debt.
Gus McCabe, the stone-cutter, who re-
gently shot a gambler in Milwaukee, was
discharged the other day, the complaining
witness not appearing.
r. B. Primley, of Green Bay, lost eight
horses in recent fire. He was quite Sc
riously injured while trying to rescue the
animals.
party of ST. Paul railroad surveyors
were at Berlin recently and ran lines
through pretty much all the streets. The
people are all broke up-they want to find
out what it all means, but can not.
Godfrey S. Babcock the Oldest man in
La Crosse, died in that city a few DAYS
ago. He was born at Syracuse, n. Y,
October Z, ITO.
Ex-senator Edward R. Blake, of Port
Washington, says there is no truth in the
reports that the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern will build into Manitowoc.
The art class at La Crosse already has a
large membership.
w. Wagner, a seventy thxee-year-o cit.
izen of Grant County, died at the home of
his daughter near Lancaster last Satur-
day.
A cheese factory near Plymouth, She.
~ o. OONAeJ3 WeSo oett1 bCo up
~. 1t had sixteen hundred pounds of
milk on the first day
Menezaunee no longer exists, having
become the First ward of the city of Mari
nette.
General Milten Montgomery, who has
been appointed Register of the Land
Office, at Chadron, Neb., was one of the
Wisconsin men who came home from the
war with an empty sleeve. He went out
as Colonel of the Twenty fifth regiment,
the one in which Governor Rusk served.
The southern winds have rapidly wasted
away the ice in the straits of Mackinac,
and preparations for speedy opening of
navigation were being made at all the
lake ports. The new steamer Roswell p.
Flower made trial trip from milwaukee,
few days ago.
The story comes from Eau Claire to the
effect that meteorlc shower of dust fell
| in that vicinity the other night between
eleven and twelve o'clock, succeeding the
passage through the heavens from north.
west to southeast of brilliant meteors.
ihe shower filled the air with dust and
turned the fresh-fallen snow into seal.
brown.